diff --git a/loxodo.py b/loxodo.py
index 68ad4c8..e96bc1a 100755
--- a/loxodo.py
+++ b/loxodo.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if len(sys.argv) > 1:
 # In all other cases, use the "wx" frontend.
 try:
     import wx
-    assert(wx.__version__.startswith('4.0.'))
+    assert(wx.__version__.startswith('4.'))
 except AssertionError as e:
     print('Found incompatible wxPython, the wxWidgets Python bindings: %s' % wx.__version__, file=sys.stderr)
     print('Falling back to cmdline frontend.', file=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/src/frontends/wx/loxodo.py b/src/frontends/wx/loxodo.py
index bc3f509..e02c4bf 100644
--- a/src/frontends/wx/loxodo.py
+++ b/src/frontends/wx/loxodo.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from .loadframe import LoadFrame
 
 
 def main():
+    wx.SizerFlags.DisableConsistencyChecks()
     app = wx.App(False)
     setup_wx_locale()
     mainframe = LoadFrame(None, -1, "")